Dittany, sorry to see you go. I've lurked on the feminism section (although not recently) and always found your posts thought-provoking and challenging, in the best possible way. Thank you for helping me re-awaken my brain. I don't know why you are leaving (I thought you'd only just come back!) but wish you all the best.

I'm wishing you all the best - take care, and I hope you won't be gone forever. Thank you so much for all the advice - especially on my recent computer thread. I hope you know how helpful and supportive I found your comments. And thanks for all the interesting discussion (the mental health thread was amazing and fascinating). Best of luck!

Speaking as someone who has had a number of spats with you, I hope you reconsider for two main reasons:(1) While I consider some of your views to be misguided (just my opinion) I think they need to be heard and debated.(2) I think you genuinely care for others, such as the teenage girl with the dummy.Strange as it may sound coming from me, I hope you stick around; if you don't, I wish you all the best for the future.

I don't contribute much to the feminism section, there are others far more eloquent than me and I enjoy reading their posts.

I am really gutted you are going Dittany, without overstating it, you are one of the very best things about mn. Truly, I find you very inspirational, very interesting and it makes me a bit happier knowing that there are people like you about.

I used to always jump in when I felt someone was being picked on but I tend not to do that now for my own sanity, also im here infrequently and often avoid threads that may irritate me so probably miss the majority of it but if you change your mind I, for one, promise to stand up for you when these knob-heads are having their little games (for what it's worth!)

I will tell you what I tell my teenage daughter - stop hearing ONLY the negative comments. I can see exactly what you are saying about being targetted, singled out and attracting disproportionate negative attention. (would it be inappropriate to say something like 'just because people think you are paranoid doesn't mean they dont hate you anyway - bleurgh crap at online humour. I bet that comes across wrong).

Anyhoo

From where I sit, you also attract a helluvalorra positive attention and support. And that's without the lurking contingent.

I don't think that's a fair thing to say, adamschic. I know you don't mean it badly, but it's not fair on dittany to make her feel it's her job to engage with the trolls or magic them away. It's HQs job, and they haven't done it.

Hi Dittany, it's a sad day when people like you who are strong and confident feel hounded off of a board. I haven't always agreed with what you have said, but you have certainly made me (and others) think. The feminist section will be a poorer place without you.